Antagonist Quote by Dorothea Brande

Wits always win, man, in the battle of brain versus brawn.

— Tony Ferguson

I fight against the gluttony of time with so many very amusing weapons with gestures and with three attitudes and with charming phrases; with…

— James Branch Cabell

“A duel, whether regarded as a ceremony in the cult of honour, or even when reduced in its moral essence to a form of…

— Joseph Conrad

“I find I am much prouder of the victory I obtain over myself, when, in the very ardor of dispute, I make myself submit…

— Michel de Montaigne

For a Hero cannot triumph all the time. Sometimes he will be defeated, and how he faces that defeat is a test of his…

— Cressida Cowell

I can't win all my duels or be perfect all the time.

— Jordi Alba

You can't win every battle! You must have the word Defeat in your dictionary; if not, defeat will triumph even more strongly

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him…

— Mark Twain

All victories breed, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal.

— Baltasar Gracian

“A villain will never claim victory. Victory only comes when all enemies have either perished or submit to you and they claim you victor.…

— M.K. Gibson

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same…

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Let me not be so vain to think that I'm the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats.

— Ze Frank